You are invited to attend the Knowledge Exchange Series: Crossing the Hallway: Weight Bias and Expanding Health Education Towards Equitable Futures. This event is FREE to attend and will take place on Monday, April 15, 2024 from 5:00-7:30 pm in the School of Nursing; refreshments will be served starting at 4:30 pm. Free parking is available nearby in Lot 60 starting at 4:30 pm.
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About this event:
Kate Phelps, PhD, (she/they) Teaching Faculty in the UW Gender and Women’s Studies department, and scholar and professor of this topic will lead and engage a panel of guest speakers who are working, advocating, and researching within this space during this event.
Directions: https://bit.ly/KESWEIGHTBIASDIRECTIONS
Learning objectives:
- Describe fat studies as a framework.
- Explain macro and social science approaches to fatness.
- Explore size-inclusive practice across clinical settings, including family medicine, psychiatry, psychology, and midwifery.
- Describe Health at Every Size principles and harm reduction practices.
- Share lived experiences of embodiment into the dialogue.
- Connect individuals to systems in this space.
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Click this link to view a biography about each panelist: https://bit.ly/KESWEIGHTBIASPANELBIO